Famous people · Myrtle
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Myrtle
Closest of all is William Faulkner, from New Albany, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Myrtle yet. In all of Mississippi, the famous people on record come from 260 towns. Hattiesburg has the most of any town in Mississippi: 75.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
William Faulkner
Best known
William Faulkner
in 148 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Myrtle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Myrtle
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Faulkner
1901–1963American author and artist; brother of author William Faulkner
Thad Cochran
1937–2019United States Senator from Mississippi
Stan Kesler
1928–2020American musician, record producer and songwriter
Ida B. Wells
1862–1931American journalist and civil rights activist
Syl Johnson
1936–2022American blues and soul singer and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Myrtle and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- William Faulkner: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ida B. Wells: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Wicker: U.S. Senate Photo Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Cochran: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorenzen Wright: Lorenzen_Wright.JPG: Original uploader was Nick81aku at en.wikipedia derivative work: Amineshaker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Pitts: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Guyton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Syl Johnson: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons